Official Name: | Er-Rich |
Other Name: | الريش |
Native Name: | Er-Rich |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Subdivision Name1: | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Midelt |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 25,992[1] |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 32.2583°N -4.5056°W |
Er-Rich is a town in Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. Formerly part of Errachidia Province, it became part of Midelt Province in 2009.[2]
The town originally developed around a ksar on a river bank of Oued Ziz on the plains between the mountains, and was an important fortress in previous times.
The town of Er-Rich once boasted a small church and a synagogue; the latter had been in use till the end of the sixties, when the Jewish community started leaving the town.
The secret Tazmamart prison was located near the town.[3]